Name regret

shellylovelee

I started to post a question about name regret but decided to search and found quite a few older posts that satisfied my curiosity.

This article about name regret is from last spring but thought I'd share it in case others were interested.  Uses lots of quotes/info from Laura Wattenberg (Baby Name Wizard - which is one of my favorite name sites).

https://news.yahoo.com/baby-name-regret-rise-expert-says-140808874.html 

Why does the insert link never work for me?  Grrrr. 

ETA: Here's an excerpt:

That's what Wattenberg says she sees in advice-seeking parents with name remorse. Some are frustrated because their unique baby name keeps getting mispronounced. Others learn of some distressing association with the name after they chose it and stamped it on Baby, she said. But most parents she hears from simply feel that another choice on their top 10 list would have fit their baby better. 

shellylovelee

I clicked on a link within this article about Most Hated Names.  Wattenberg had this quote:

"Everybody is looking for this impossible dream, which is a name that everybody knows, everybody loves and nobody is using," Wattenberg said. "As you can imagine, it just doesn't work that way." 

Helenahhandbasket

shellylovelee:

I clicked on a link within this article about Most Hated Names.  Wattenberg had this quote:

"Everybody is looking for this impossible dream, which is a name that everybody knows, everybody loves and nobody is using," Wattenberg said. "As you can imagine, it just doesn't work that way." 

 

Ha!  That's a great quote-- and so so true!

love joy peace

shellylovelee:

I clicked on a link within this article about Most Hated Names.  Wattenberg had this quote:

"Everybody is looking for this impossible dream, which is a name that everybody knows, everybody loves and nobody is using," Wattenberg said. "As you can imagine, it just doesn't work that way." 

No kidding! 

gnomemom

shellylovelee:

I clicked on a link within this article about Most Hated Names.  Wattenberg had this quote:

"Everybody is looking for this impossible dream, which is a name that everybody knows, everybody loves and nobody is using," Wattenberg said. "As you can imagine, it just doesn't work that way." 

Yes!